shake up vs poke

poke vs shake up

shake up is not a noun while poke is a noun.

shake up and poke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shake up	No	No	Yes	No
poke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, poke is a hyponym of shake up; that is, poke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shake up:

shake up: change the arrangement or position of
poke: stir by poking

Other hyponyms of shake up include beat, scramble, toss, rile, roil.

shake up (noun)	poke (noun)
	(boxing) a blow with the fist
	a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
	a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
	tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

shake up (verb)	poke (verb)
make fuller by shaking	make a hole by poking
change the arrangement or position of	poke or thrust abruptly
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of	hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
shock physically	stir by poking
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)	search or inquire in a meddlesome way
organize anew

Difference between shake up and poke

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